Former University of Houston attacker Ramsey Davis has signed for French side Racing Club de Lens. The winger has signed a contract for the 2024/2025 season, with a further option to extend next year.
Racing Club de Lens
RC Lens currently sit first in the D2 Féminine, having racked up 23 points after 10 games. The French outfit take on second placed Le Mans in two weeks time, with Davis looking to make an immediate impact upon her arrival. RC Lens head coach Sarah M’Barek has a wealth of experience within professional soccer herself, having played professionally for Montpellier and the French national team, ending her career with 21 caps for ‘Les Blues’.
Before becoming the official women’s department of Racing Club de Lens in 2020, the club was founded as Arras Football Association in 2001. Whilst Arras FCF, the team gained promotion to the Division 1 Féminine in the 2011-2012 season. They also reached the semi-finals of the Coupe de France Féminine in the same season, the team’s best performance in the competition. After the merger in 2020, the club is currently on track to return the Division 1 Féminine, after a strong first half of the season. Davis’ her new side make use of the same facilities as the men’s department of the club, spending most of their time in the La Gaillette, the technical and sports center of Racing Club de Lens.
RC Lens opened the second half of the season with an away game against Thonon Évian, resulting in a convincing 6-0 victory. Head coach M’Barek is excited by the arrival of Oklahoma native, who is predicted to have a big contribution in the final push of their title bid:
”Signing Ramsey is a strong marker of the development of RC Lens Féminin as she becomes the first American player in the club’s history. Attracting a player from the United States, where women’s football is a national sport, is a guarantee of progress. Beyond the symbolic aspect, Ramsey’s full profile drew our interest. A promising wide player with all the makings of a typical American player. Dynamic, athletic and a constant threat on the wing. In addition, Ramsey arrives at Lens with determination and from a culture of self-sacrifice, an important value within the team. Her arrival on the European continent is a big change in her life as a young adult, it also represents a breath of fresh air for the group, which will integrate for the first time a player who does not speak French”.
College career
Before graduating, Ramsey Davis started her college career with the University of Mississippi. The University of Mississippi, affectionately known to alumni, students and friends as Ole Miss, is the state’s largest university by enrollment (27.124) as well as the oldest. Established in 1844, Ole Miss has grown into a prominent hub for higher education, offering over 100 undergraduate degrees and more than 40 graduate programs. In three years with the Rebels, Davis scored 7 goals and produced 7 assists, racking up 21 points in 58 appearances.
After three seasons in the SEC, Davis transfered to the University of Houston for her senior and graduate season. Located in the heart of Houston, Texas, the Cougars compete among the likes of TCU, West Virginia, and BYU in the Big 12 Conference. Under head coach Jaime Frias, Davis started 17 out of 33 games, scoring two goals for the program.
Number Seven Sports congratulates Ramsey Davis on this exciting move, and wishes her good luck for the remainder of the season!
